Via his Monday column, King claims Eagles general manager Howie Roseman already is working the phones hard to trade up to at least the middle of the first round. The Eagles have the 22nd overall pick.

Now Bucs general manager Jason Licht worked alongside Roseman in the Eagles front office. Perhaps there’s a level of trust there that could lead to a draft-day deal?

That’s one potential bonus to having a GM like Licht, who has worked for various teams. He’s got plenty of relationships, and those often lead to fair exchanges — or at least seemingly fair deals.

The Bucs could possibly trade down with the Steelers (No. 15 overall) to amass extra draft picks, as has been discussed on NFL Network. And in that scenario, the Bucs could still move that No. 15 pick to the Eagles for even more picks.

Joe surely would smile with the Bucs ending up with the Eagles’ pick at No. 22 in the first round, and adding the Steelers’ second- and fifth-round picks, plus the Eagles’ third- and fourth-round picks, in addition to Tampa Bay’s own second- and third-round selections.

A bounty like that could fill a hell of a lot of holes and drive up quality competition throughout the roster. A haul like that could net the Bucs a new quarterback, two new offensive linemen and two rookie receivers through the first three rounds. That would be quite a boost to the offense.

That would be a pretty solid exchange and it would it would make Friday and Saturday more interesting for us. Was kind of looking forward to checking out the Bucs pick and then getting to bed early so I can get up early for work but if we have some wheeling and dealing like that I’d be pretty happy with giving up a little sleep to see who we snag at 15 or 22.

Even with moving back to 22 the Bucs would still be in play for a name like Brandin Cooks, Marqise Lee, or Cody Latimer if they choose to go that route. Trading back in any capacity would make me a very happy camper.

But Joe, after wearing some of us down with the Johnny Football to the Bucs storyline enough to fall-in-line and want him too, how do you “smile” at this scenario, like you would at a sister rather than how you would for Rachel Watson?

Great question! This scenario isn’t Joe’s first choice, but it’s still damn good. Joe just wants the Bucs to win. –Joe

If the Bucs could do this to land Carr / Manziel / Bridgewater at #22 and then turn around and move Glennon for a third round pick, we could be looking at five or six players in the first three rounds, which would bolster depth for sure.

We could potentially see a scenario where the Bucs trade down twice and grab a QB, two wideouts, a guard and a defensive player all in the first three rounds. Unlikely, yes, but not impossible.

A bounty like that could fill a hell of a lot of holes and drive up quality competition throughout the roster. A haul like that could net the Bucs a new quarterback, two new offensive linemen and two rookie receivers through the first three rounds. That would be quite a boost to the offense.

Most importantly, a bounty like that could seriously set us up for next years draft. For once, it would be nice to be going into the draft knowing that you have more than 7 picks. I’d love to be in the position of the 49ers, old Patriots, etc. They always seem to have more than the standard allotment of picks.

Now, this is the most sensible scenario I’ve seen on these pages give the Bucs’ needs and their current list of “lacks.” As Joe writes, a QB, two OL, and two WR would make things pretty awesome come OTAs and camp.